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Verizon shares key apps for international travelers

Sam Howard explains how apps will translate, locate places and help with currency

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Updated: 10:56 AM EST Dec 21, 2013

Verizon shares key apps for international travelers

Sam Howard explains how apps will translate, locate places and help with currency

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WEBVTT FOR MANY STUDENTS...THE YEAR 2014 WILL BRING SOME NEW EXPERIENCES ABROAD. AS OUR GUEST TELL US...THE KEYS TO A NEW WORLD...ARE RIGHT AT THEIR FINGERTIPS. LET'S WELCOME SAM HOWARD WITH VERIZON. SOUNDS LIKE THESE APPS CAN HELP ANYONE WITH INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL PLANS. A 2012 study by IES Abroad found recent graduates who had studied abroad were nearly twice as likely to find a job within one year of graduation. When traveling to a new place, a smartphone is a pocket essential helping students navigate a new culture, language and customs.Before departing home, the Packing List app helps students share packing lists with family and travel companions. For questions about packing, the official TSA Mobile App 'Can I Bring?' feature provides helpful tips. "We know sending your student across the ocean for months can make you uneasy," said Jerry Fountain, president for Verizon Wireless in the Carolinas and Tennessee. "Verizon has created an interactive Trip Planner to help travelers feel good about keeping the line of communication open." Trip Planner helps customers choose the best smartphone plan, simplifies pricing and verifies their device has functionality for global calling and texting. Students can access apps like Google Translate while abroad that transforms a smartphone into a link between people from different cultures. The AroundMe app helps students pinpoint grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants and cafés, and they can download the XE Currency app for up- to-date exchange rates. Students can also stay in touch with family and friends with video calls over Wi-Fi with Skype or Google Hangout. Skype Unlimited instant messaging and voice calls Chat with anyone, anywhere on most devices- smartphones, tablets, PCs, and even TVs XE Currency Browse every world currency with up-to-date exchange rates Calculate prices with the currency converter AroundMe Identifies your position using GPS Directs you to the nearest bank, café, hotel, theater, pharmacy, restaurant, supermarket, and more Google Translate You'll be covered no matter where you go: translates between more than 70 languages Can speak, write, type, or take a photo to translate No Internet connection is necessary. You can translate without using international data. Packing List Comes with pre-loaded lists if you don't know where to start Can edit pre-loaded lists or start your own from scratch Share packing lists with family and travel companions Group editing and collaboration MyTSA app Check wait times at your airport's TSA security checkpoints Use the 'Can I Bring?' feature to determine which items are allowed in carry-on bags or in checked luggage and which items you need to leave at home Get weather forecasts and delay information for airports nationwide Trip Planner Tool Lets you select the country you'll be traveling to and shows you necessary international calling plans Lets you check to see if your device is compatible overseas Great for parents who want to make sure they'll be able to talk to their student and so their student can share photos of the trip Droid Maxx Ideal for avid travelers with long-lasting battery and 10 megapixel camera that takes great photos in low-light and records HD video Droid Maxx Ideal for avid travelers with long-lasting battery and 10 megapixel camera that takes great photos in low-light and records HD videoFor more information on Verizon's Global Services, visit VerizonWireless.com.S

Verizon shares key apps for international travelers

Sam Howard explains how apps will translate, locate places and help with currency